Jump Through the Hoops

[Verse 1]
Wake up and shake myself out of bed again
Shakin' the day down in my head, and then
It's up and out, rise and shine, on the double
No time to slack, attack, and tackle the trouble
Shake myself out of bed again

[Chorus]
No time to stop and assess
Can't let it grind to a halt
Can't stop and look at the mess
And then find out it's my fault
I can't stop for a single minute
I know hell, well, I'm livin' in it
(No time to stop at all)
I gotta jump through the hoops

[Verse 2]
My job, well, it's a nine to five nightmare
I'm servin' whiskey, stale wit, and beer
Come on in, how've you been? Have I met ya?
What'll it be now, what can I get ya?
My job, well, it's a nightmare
And every day from nine to five I'm there

[Chorus]
No time to stop and assess
Can't let it grind to a halt
Can't stop and look at the mess
And then find out it's my fault
I can't stop for a single minute
I know hell, well, I'm livin' in it
(No time to stop at all)
I gotta jump through the hoops

[Bridge]
(Roll over, sit up and beg)
Well, I'd much rather lie down and play dead
Here comes another hoop

[Verse 3]
Holidays have got to be the worst
I've seen so many, I've got it well rehearsed
Joy to the world, lock the hate, let me hear it
Deck the halls, trim the tree, that's the spirit
Holidays are not for me, chop down the tree
They've got to be the worst

[Outro]
(No time to stop and assess)
I'm old and set in my ways
(Can't let it grind to a halt)
No stoppin' now, it's a shame
(Can't stop and look at the mess)
But in my much younger days
(And then find out it's my fault)
I'd stop and I'd take the blame
(No time to stop and assess)
I'm alright if I don't know and can't see
(Can't let it grind to a halt)
I'll live in hell 'til the day that they plant me
(No time to stop at all)
I gotta jump through the hoops
(Roll over, sit up, and beg)
Well, I'd much rather, I'd much rather
I'd much rather lie down and play dead
(All over, so long, my friend)
(So long, all over, the end)